Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] PM / Core: suspend_again callback for suspend_ops.

From: Rafael J. Wysocki
Date: Wed May 18 2011 - 16:19:47 EST


On Wednesday, May 18, 2011, MyungJoo Ham wrote:
> 2011/5/18 Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@xxxxxxx>:
> > On Tuesday, May 17, 2011, MyungJoo Ham wrote:
> []
> >> -static int suspend_enter(suspend_state_t state)
> >> +static int suspend_enter(suspend_state_t state, bool *wakeup_pending)
> >
> > You don't need to use the wakeup_pending argument at all. I think you
> > shouldn't use it even, because in theory there may be a wakeup event after
> > you've called pm_wakeup_pending() in suspend_enter() and in that case
> > you should break the loop too.
>
> In the case where:
> - at the first instance of suspend_enter, pm_wakeup_pending() returns false.
> - after suspend_ops->enter(state), the pm_wakeup_pending() "wants" to
> return true.
> - however, suspend_again forces to loop again.
> - then, at the second instance of suspend_enter, pm_wakeup_pending()
> returns true.
> - the suspend_again's loop breaks.
>
> Although it did not break the loop at the first while, it breaks
> without calling suspend_ops->enter again anyway.
>
> []
> >
> > So I would simply call pm_wakeup_pending() here again.
> >
>
> Besides, if we simply call pm_wakeup_pending() again at there, the
> loop will NOT break with pm_wakeup_pending() is true at the first call
> inside of suspend_enter(). The function pm_wakeup_pending() clears out
> the pending wakeup at each call;

Ah, that's correct, sorry.

Thanks,
Rafael
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